The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024
Ballot 2024
Arlette Hovinga (That Jazz Girl PR)
NEW ALBUMS
- Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note) →
- Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer, But Who's Gonna Play the Melody? (Mack Avenue) →
- Immanuel Wilkins, Blues Blood (Blue Note) →
- Jamie Baum Septet+, What Times Are These (Sunnyside) →
- Jasper Høiby's 3 Elements, Like Water (Edition) →
- Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, The Way Out of Easy (International Anthem) →
- Kenny Barron, Beyond This Place (Artwork) →
- Peter Somuah, Highlife (ACT Music) →
- Tarbaby, You Think This America (Giant Step Arts) →
- Vijay Iyer, Compassion (ECM) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Grover Washington, Jr., Grover Live: Vol. 2 (1998, Lightyear Entertainment) →
- Duke Ellington, The Far East Suite (1966, Music on Vinyl) →
- Jason Moran, Ten (2010, Blue Note) →
VOCAL
- Samara Joy, Portrait (Verve) →
- Zara McFarlane, Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan (Universal) →
LATIN
- Delia Fischer, Beyond Bossa (Origin) →
DEBUT
- Antistatic, Relics (Cuneiform) →
Note: Voter: "Honorable mention for Sam Newbould's Homing and Myles Sanko's Let It Unfold, 2 of my favorite records of the year. But I had the pleasure of working on both of them, so I am not allowed to officially nominate either."